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Power failures can be downright dangerous if you're not prepared. Blackouts disable heating and air-conditioning systems, freezers, refrigerators, water pumps and lighting. If the power outage lasts for any length of time, your home can become uncomfortable and possibly uninhabitable. Water pipes may freeze and burst, the food in freezer may thaw and spoil, water pump failure may result in flooding. Any of these events can quickly become expensive or even life-threatening. But you can make your home blackout-proof.

Electricity interruptions are expected to last one to two hours. Installing a Solar PV system with a bank of batteries will provide you with uninterrupted power for critical loads in your house for hours. Naturally solar panels produce power whenever panels exposed to sun. The excess of power may be sent back to the grid. Local utility company will “buy” this excess, and your account will be credited.

A Standby Generator can eliminate the dangers of long-term power outages. Yet a generator is dependant on fuel supply.

Combining these two backup sources you can make your home more grid-independent. Depending on the desired level of protection, amount and longevity of power needed during blackouts, you may choose how your house will be powered during blackouts. For example, computers and microprocessor-based equipment controllers need constant power to prevent damage to them and loss of programs and data. Battery systems are usually used to provide constant power and steady voltage to microelectronic devices. Each system must be properly designed and sized to meet your needs.

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